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STARLINK-11468, 62221

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11468, 62221 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Dec 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

62221, 2024-231D

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2MD, Unknown motor

Mass

960 kg wet, ~910 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-05 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 18.1 m

Radar Cross Section

36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11468
1 62221U 24231D   26127.43198472  .00145735  00000-0  11859-2 0  9992
2 62221  53.1568 171.9813 0001188 109.8729 250.2417 15.69727358 82630

Epoch: 2026-05-07T10:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T10:22:03.479Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

151.18856°

Altitude

360.862 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 27m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:24:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.739 km

Perigee altitude

359.138 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.075 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1568°

RAAN

171.9813°

Arg. of periapsis

109.8729°

True anomaly

250.22889°

Mean anomaly

250.2417°

Eccentric anomaly

250.23529°

Mean motion

3.92409 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0011859

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Other satellites on launch #231 in the year 2024 (2024-12-05 UTC)

STARLINK-11483, 62223

STARLINK-32652, 62234

STARLINK-11485, 62229

STARLINK-11471, 62225

STARLINK-11490, 62219

STARLINK-11469, 62227

STARLINK-32650, 62231

STARLINK-32641, 62236

STARLINK-32636, 62232

STARLINK-32643, 62233

STARLINK-32631, 62235

STARLINK-32632, 62262

STARLINK-11394, 62218

STARLINK-11488, 62222

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STARLINK-11468 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-05-08 06:26:50.320Z	266.865° W	2026-05-08 06:28:50.320Z	311.998° NW	24.937°	2026-05-08 06:30:50.320Z	18.019° NNE

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Check out STARLINK-11468, 62221 on other resources

View STARLINK-11468, 62221 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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